It appears that every inch of the countryside of Kyushu is covered with vegetation.
Our coach passed by some bamboo groves on our way from Fukuoka (福崗) to the Kurokawa-Onsen (Hotspring) (黑川溫泉), in Kuju (九重) in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本縣)
Some beautifully striped leaves on a tree right beside my window during a traffic light stop.
Outside every rest stop store, we found potted flowers
Rice plants ripening in the paddy fields.
The rows and rows of paddy in the fields seem perfectly aligned
As far as possible, the Japanese would like their fields to have the most regular shape.
All the hills are without exception planted with trees.
The Japanese have retained the traditional tiled roofs in almost all of their houses
There are very few isolated houses probably because Japanese are not accustomed to living all alone by themselves. They prefer to live together as a community.
Japanese roads are in general very well maintained. Hence we never experienced any bumps.
They have excellent irrigation systems so that their fields are never without water
A small stream we passed by. Not a single plastic bag in there!
A pool of water. Again, not a scrap of garbage in there or by its side.
Another pond we passed by. its sides are carefully shaped: smooth, regular, and all covered with grass.
All the green houses have plastic covers without holes upon them.
All the non cultivated area at the periphery are planted with fir trees
It appears that the Japanese like their hills to be planted with the same kind of trees.
A man-made waterfall forming part of their carefully managed river/irrigation systems.
Where it's necessary to slice down portions of its slopes, the Japanese would never leave behind ugly scars: they are always covered over with appropriate vegetation
Its slopes are almost always carefully manicured
Our destination for the day.
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